Determinants of Work-Related Risks among Veterinary Clinical Students in South West Nigeria
Table 1
Distribution of participants’ demographics with the levels of health and safety training, exposure to hazards and biosafety practices, and access to health care facilities.
Variable
Category
Level of health and safety training received
Level of exposure to hazards and biosafety practices
Access to health care facilities
Total participants
Low
High
χ2; value
Low
High
χ2; value
Low
High
χ2; value
Sex (n = 167)
Female
21
45
1.00
4
62
1.00
23
43
66
Male
34
67
0.06; 0.80
1
100
2.16; 0.14
34
67
0.03; 0.88
101
Age in years (n = 167)
≥25
14
22
1.00
1
35
1.00
9
27
36
<25
41
90
0.74; 0.39
4
127
0.01; 0.93
48
83
1.70; 0.19
131
Accommodation (n = 167)
Off-campus
22
66
1.00
3
85
1.00
31
57
88
On-campus
33
46
5.3; 0.02
1
78
0.82; 0.37
26
53
0.1; 0.75
79
Motivation (n = 167)
Not motivated
18
41
1.00
1
58
1.00
20
39
59
Motivated
37
71
0.24; 0.62
3
105
0.19; 0.66
37
71
0.002; 0.96
108
Methods of training (n = 163)
No contact with trainer
1
47
1.00
48
Contact with trainer
NA
NA
NA
1
114
0.41; 0.52
NA
NA
NA
115
#NA: not applicable. Variables significant at . High and low scores were set at ≥75% and ≤74.9%, respectively. Reference = 1.00.